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TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Oil minister said President Rouhani today will officially propose a new plan for oil and gas cooperation in the Caspian Sea to his Azerbaijani counterpart.
In time with today’s visit of Azerbaijani

Baku, February 23, AZERTAC
Following a ceremony of signing documents, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani have made statements for the press.
Statement by President Ilham Aliyev:
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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

CASPIAN SEA ISSUES
Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 19
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
Turkmenneft State Concern starts implementation of plans on the development of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea, Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry said.
Turkmenistan’s sea resources are estimated at 12 billion tons of oil

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory Karasin will arrive in Iran on 2 March for a two-day visit for talks on Caspian region and Central-Asian issues, Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Sat.
The

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An energy analyst has said Iran can establish an energy trade zone in the Caspian Sea region to export electricity to its neighbors instead of natural gas.
Mahmoud Khaghani, a member of

Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant oil and gas reserves, intends to realize its plans on developing huge hydrocarbon resources in its own sector of the Caspian Sea.
Turkmenistan’s state concern Turkmenoil will deal with implementing the development of

The workshop entitled "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management" will be held in Turkmenistan's resort city Avaza March 7-18, the Turkmen government said Feb. 27.
The purpose of the workshop is to further develop the cooperation of the

By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
A meeting of heads of railway and maritime offices of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Georgia was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza national tourist zone, a message of the Turkmen government said March 1.
The issues on development of

Moscow wants to ease customs procedures for Iranian agricultural products and speed up their delivery, according to Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Sergey Levin.
During a two-day visit to Iran he said the southern Russian ports of Makhachkala and Astrakhan on the

Talking to reporters at the end of the Third Meeting of Caspian Seal littoral States Transportation Ministers in Tehran, he said that all five Caspian Sea littoral countries stressed the need for facilitating visa issuance for drivers and visitors.
'We

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on to reconsider the eliminated Nabucco West project.
“Proposal for the Nabucco gas pipeline was partially eliminated after imposing sanctions against Iran and now with the

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
A train will run twice a week between Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan city and Iran’s Mashhad city, an Iranian envoy has told Trend.
Iran’s Consul General in Nakhchivan Mansour Airom has said that Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Georgia and Turkmenistan have signed a protocol on cooperation in the sphere of railway and sea transport.
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (Azeri acronym: AXDG) reports that the Protocol was signed during the meeting of heads of

Legal regime of Caspian Sea: condominium, division, or continuation of multilateral cooperation
Pourshykhian A.R.
Extended Abstract
Introduction
Before the 18th century A.D., the large enclosed today of Mazandaran sea belonged
to Iran. After emerging Czarism in Russia and imposing the shameful treaty

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By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

By Hossein Kebriaeezadeh*
Any assessment of military cooperation between Iran and Russia would be meaningless outside the general framework of the two countries’ relations. Therefore, study of the two countries’ relations and approaches to each other will shed more light on

Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of the 14th Annual Symposium on the Iranian Archaeology, underway at Iran National Museum in Tehran (March 6-8), Sauer provided a profile of his excavation work in Gorgan, north of Iran, in the

Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
“Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

Tehran, March 9, IRNA – FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Economic Cooperation Organization Serge Nakouzi on Wednesday acknowledged a contract with Japan International Cooperation Agency to revitalize Lake Orumiyeh.
The plan

Azerbaijan’s state oil firm SOCAR says it is looking to revive trade with Iran as the two neighbors are strengthening relations after the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to

Baku, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed operational conditions on the state border as Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev met with commander of the Iranian Border Guard Qasem Rezaee.
They explored prospects of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan’s State Border

The security architecture of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water in the world, may soon change. Of all the states that border the sea — Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan — Russia has the

Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Qatar, the two energy-rich countries located in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions, respectively, have expressed intention to further develop both political and economic relations.
President Ilham Aliyev believes that the two countries should raise

The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today.
Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian police have seized about 600 kilograms of narcotics within the past 11 months, which were to be trafficked into Azerbaijan, Commander of Iran's Border Police Brigadier-General Qasem Rezaei told Trend in Baku.

By Vagif Sharifov, Anakhanum Khidayatova – Trend:
Trend Agency has had an exclusive interview with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who earlier arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to take part in the Fourth Global Baku Forum.
The interview with

By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan consider opening a new route on the Caspian Sea, said Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC.
He made remarks at an international scientific conference titled "The role of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on the

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

Turkey and Ukraine decided to cooperate in a number of fields, including politics, economy, education and tourism, during a three-hour Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting which was chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko

A meeting of the delegations led by chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev, Deputy Director of the Russian Federation’s Federal Security Service, head of the Border Service Vladimir Kulishov

Baku - APA-Economics. Ali Hasanov, Azerbaijani president's aide for public and political affairs, has called on Japanese companies to join an initiative to transport gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe on a route that does not go through

by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev
The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
The meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, which was initially scheduled for March 20 in Russia, will unlikely take place. Reuters, referring to OPEC sources reported that the meeting on a plan to freeze output levels

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The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15.
“First of all, on behalf

By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Iran and Russia are capable of swapping oil and gas, says Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh.
At a meeting with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Tehran, Zanganeh said that expansion of cooperation with Russia is

Iranian and Russian officials in a meeting here agreed on holding documents exhibitions and conferences as well as seminars for commemorating over 500 years of Iran-Russia relations, IRNA reported.
'Deputy Head of the Foreign Ministry's Center for International Education and

By Aynur Karimova
Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance.
From this angle, Azerbaijani President

By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Iran has once more emphasized the significance of a proposed draft for the Caspian Sea littoral countries to fight drugs.
Iran and Russia enjoy good cooperation in international and regional arenas regarding the fight on drugs, Iranian

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced the country’s new defense strategy, which is designed to counter “aggression from Russia.”
KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed the country’s new defense concept that reflects the highest

President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned
The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

By Aynur Karimova
The Southern Gas Corridor project, aiming to bring the Caspian gas to Europe, is one of the biggest construction projects of our time.
This was announced by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic at the

By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan and the Czech Republic discussed the expansion of cooperation and the possibility of partnership in the fuel and energy industry, transportation and communications sectors, read a Turkmen government message, released March 18.
These discussions took place

ASTANA – A Kazakh plant is ready to launch the production of sea bottom mines at the request of the country’s Armed Forces. The Ziksto company plans to develop and produce four prototypes in the first stage.

In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

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Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense held bilateral consultations in the defense sector in Washington March 23, according to the message of Azerbaijani Embassy in the US.
Issues of military cooperation in the context of strategic cooperation between

Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

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Turkmenistan and Russia have discussed the prospects for intensifying the interregional cooperation in various spheres, said the message from Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The sides focused on the spheres of mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, oil and gas industry, agriculture,

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

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Iran, Russia gas swap remains as an idea at the moment, however Tehran is prepared for that, Hamid Reza Araqi, Iran’s deputy oil minister said.
Iran and Russia’s Gazprom have held various talks on the issue in recent months, but no

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a part of the Azerbaijan-initiated giant Southern Gas Corridor, is not just a major investment for Greece, but also a significant geopolitical tool for this country.
Such a remark was made by TAP's country Manager for Greece, Rikard

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Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties.
Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

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Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk (“Turkmenneftegazstroy”) state concern has begun welding the pipes of the linear part of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Turkmen section.
More than 100 units of special equipment are being used within current work, a message released by Turkmen Oil and Gas

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It is planned to hold the UN first World Conference on Sustainable Transport in Turkmenistan in late 2016, according to the message of the Turkmen government.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree, according to which the staff of the organizing

Turkmenistan has considered Azerbaijan's proposal on reduction of cargo transportation tariffs and made a 20-percent discount to Turkey for cargo transshipment through the Caspian Sea.
Nejat Fatih Sener, the Executive Director of Turkish International Transporters’ Association, said on March 28 that

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Documents on bilateral cooperation in the fields of construction, as well as the purchase and sale of agricultural and industrial equipment have been signed between companies and economic entities of Turkmenistan and Russia, the ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan

ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran.
Over the weekend, media

Energetic Engagement: Russia Ready to Assist Iran in Power Plant Projects
Russia is ready and willing to contribute to the development of Iran's major energy projects, according to Vyacheslav Leonov, press secretary of Russia's state-run energy holding Inter RAO-Export.
In an

Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said that Russian-Iranian regional and bilateral cooperation has been expanding in the past two years.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Tehran and Moscow could implement a large number of economic and industrial projects this year, Iranian ambassador

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and head of the Russian company ARETI Igor Makarov discussed possibilities of implementation of new mutually beneficial projects, the Turkmen government said in a message March 30.
During the meeting, Makarov noted high interest of Russian

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the UN have discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the regional security and prospects for cooperation.
The discussions were held between Yevgeniy Sysoyev, director of the executive committee of Regional Anti-terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran will meet in Baku on April 7, said Mariya Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Trend’s correspondent reported March 31.
She said that during the meeting the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian FMs – Elmar

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
Prior to the meeting they made remarks for the press.
Welcoming the attendees, John Kerry said he

Summary
China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway.
China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms.
When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

The arc of instability amid the oil rich Southern Caspian and the Middle East made the South Caucasus region another stage for geopolitical struggles. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a small, but a key block of this arc. Armenia, Azerbaijan and

The meeting will be held at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev.
The interaction of the RF, Azerbaijan and Iran in the energy sector will be one of the talks of the foreign ministers of these countries on April 7

Iran to start new round of regional diplomatic initiatives in coming days, Tehran’s envoy to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen said.
“In coming days we will witness more intensified regional diplomacy of Iran, as trilateral meetings are on the agenda,” Pak Ayeen

Moscow, April 1, IRNA – Some parts of Imam Ali's (AS) famous book, Nahj-ul Balagha, was translated into Tatar language for the first time and published in Russia, it was reported on Thursday.
Mohammad Alam Mostafa has made the

Azerbaijan has further reduced cargo tariffs with a view to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of transit transport corridors passing through its territory and attract additional cargo traffic to these corridors.
The Caspian Shipping CJSC decided to make a 20-percent discount

Speedy signing of the convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to cooperation of the littoral states, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said Apr.5.
He made the remarks during the meeting of the special working group for

The largest regional forum of producers of agricultural products and food supplies - Azerbaijan International Agriculture Exhibition, Caspian Agro 2016 will take place on 19-21 May in Baku.
This year the Exhibition celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the years, the Caspian

Baku hosted the next meeting of the special working group created at the level of deputy ministers to develop a convention on a legal status of the Caspian Sea.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, addressing the session on April

Azersu OJSC, a company that provides potable water supply and sanitation services across Azerbaijan, signed a contracting agreement with South Korean company Hansol EME Co LTD on April 5 on installation of the waste-water treatment equipment in Pirshagi settlement of

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According to the decision of the CEIBC's senior management, the Caspian European Club (Caspian Business Club) will shift to a closed format of activities from April 11, 1st Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Caspian European Club (Caspian Business Club) Telman

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A communiqué has been issued on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Baku Apr.7.
The parties agreed to continue the further development of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, partnership and

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Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran - Elmar Mammadyarov, Sergei Lavrov and Mohammad Javad Zarif have made an agreement that the relevant ministries of these countries will comprehensively review the implementation of the North-South transport corridor project.
Sergey Lavrov said

Iran, Russia confirm intent to strengthen co-op
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov confirmed mutual intent to further strengthening of the Russian-Iranian cooperation.
The sides made remarks during the ministerial meeting, which was held in

The resurgence of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenians poses little immediate risk to the key pipelines that link European markets to the Caspian Sea, according to analysts from London to Washington.
In a region where risk is the norm, “these sorts

Iran Dismisses Report on Building Canal Linking Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian embassy in Russia rejected a recent report by Russia media on Tehran’s cooperation with Moscow on the construction of a major canal linking

Caspian Sea littoral states eye economic cooperation
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Deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states have discussed expansion of economic cooperation at a meeting in Baku, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes in the

Moscow, Baku May Invest in Iran-Related Projects
Azerbaijan continues to work on several energy and transport enterprises with Russia and Iran, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
BAKU (Sputnik) — Russia and Azerbaijan are working

Iranian FM hopes for early completion of work on Caspian status convention
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif voiced a hope for completion of work over the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea this year.
"We hope we’ll

Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes
For almost three decades, the most dangerous unresolved conflict in wider Europe has lain in the mountains of the South Caucasus, in a small territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh. In the

Turkmenistan advancing on South Asian gas market
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Despite skepticism of some experts regarding the progress of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which dates back to 2010, the deal started rolling.
The State Concern 'Turkmengaz',

Turkey’s Ottoman Legacy: ‘Sultan’ Erdogan Wishes to Dictate His Own Terms
After the EU-Turkey migrant deal it has become increasingly clear that given an inch the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gladly

OIC Summit should send signals of unity to world
Hassan Rouhani has said upcoming Istanbul Summit of the OIC should communicate to the world signals of unity among the member states.
President Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart

Iran, Kazakhstan to tighten coop. on peace, stability in Central Asia
Deputy FM Rahimpour said Mon. Iran and Kazakhstan are keen on expanding cooperation on peace and stability in Central Asia, as opposed to regional meddling by certain

First part of S-300 missile system delivered to Iran
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who was speaking in his weekly press conference announced the implementation of first phase of S-300 missile contract between Iran and Russia.
Hossein

Iran, Kazakhstan to build joint shipping company
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed on the establishment of a joint shipping company.
Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Mohammad Saeidi announced the news in

North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal
Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

Leader calls for ‘honest cooperation’ among Muslims to uproot terrorism
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev late on Monday.
“Certain powers, particularly America, are not honest and serious in their alleged fight against

Bryza: Putin controls the situation in Karabakh
Former US ambassador in Baku wrote an article about the conflict.
Moscow independently acts to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, while Washington does not take part in what's happening between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Russian authorities

Russia, Azerbaijan agree to activate Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council
visit of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Baku has led to a number of economic agreements.
"We’ve agreed that we will intensify the work of the Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council

Azerbaijan to take decisive measures towards army building
Azerbaijan has set a goal to take decisive measures towards army building in 2016.
Today, the Azerbaijani army is among the strongest armies in the world both for its material and technical equipment,

Azerbaijan invites U.S. companies to Baku-based FTZ
Azerbaijan has invited the U.S. Agency for International Development and other organizations to participate in the establishment of a free trade zone in the Alat settlement of Baku.
Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Minister Shahin

Russia still most important partner for Turkmenistan, says president
Russia remains the most important partner for Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during the meeting with Alexander Zhilkin, governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government reported.
The president

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

President Aliyev meets Iranian counterpart
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani in Istanbul.
The presidents hailed dynamic development of Azerbaijani-Iranian bilateral and multilateral relations and cooperation in various

In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project
Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

Gazprom and ENI to step up cooperation
Following the success of the Blue Stream project, ''cooperation between Gazprom and ENI will be increased further'', Russian energy minister Aleksander Novak told ANSA in an exclusive interview.
''A series of documents

Right decision: Iran refuses to attend Doha summit
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh made a right decision not participating in oil-producing & exporter countries which met in Qatar to outline how they are able to commit themselves to a possible

Turkmenistan, Italy studying joint projects
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Turkmenistan and Italy have great opportunities to diversify the cooperation and implement joint projects in various spheres, says the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
He made the remarks during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, read

Turkmenistan, ESCAP to expand co-op in transportation sphere
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Turkmenistan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) have discussed the expansion of cooperation in transportation sphere, said the message from Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry.
ESCAP is

U.S. calls for strong economic ties with Azerbaijan
The U.S. State Department has voiced the necessity to strengthen the economic ties between Baku and Washington.
"We discussed the issues related to trade, finances, agriculture, combating corruption," Kurt Tong, the Principal Deputy

Turkmenistan-EU joint project on energy efficiency
Turkmenistan and the European Union have launched a joint project on the implementation of strategies for sustainable development in Turkmenistan to help the country in the rational use of natural resources and energy, newspaper

Jannati: Iran-Russia relations always growing
Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said on Monday that Iran-Russia relations have always been growing and that the Iranian and Russian officials are determined to enhance level of

Caspian Water Transfer Project Not Scrapped: Iran’s VP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s administration has not abandoned a plan on channeling water from the Caspian Sea to the arid province of Semnan, east of Tehran, an official said.
Vice President

Liebherr to deliver offshore crane to Caspian Sea
Lukoil’s Caspian Sea Operations have ordered a Liebherr ram luffing offshore crane to begin operation at the end of 2016 in the Russian part of the Caspian Sea. The explosion proofed RL 1500-30

Iran, Kazakhstan’s Speakers Meet in Moscow
Senior Iranian and Kazakh legislators on Tuesday held a meeting on the sidelines of the first session of Eurasian parliamentary speakers in the Russian capital, Moscow.
At the meeting, Speaker of Iran’s parliament

Bilateral and three lateral agreements will not be effective until the five-sided agreement is signed - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Rahimpour
An issue of transit and provision of assistance to

NATO-Russia: No "business as usual"
DIPLOMACY
NATO and Russia held "frank and serious" talks despite "profound disagreements" as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating

Lower oil prices lead to greater cooperation on energy
The G20 nations have enjoyed the benefits arising from oil price volatility, but it’s clear that international partnerships remain a vital aspect of every nation’s energy policy
The collapse of oil

Iran, Russia to cooperate in student satellite launch
Head of Ian Space Organization has said Iran and Russia will cooperate in launching university student-developed satellites.
Mohsen Bahrami is visiting Russia in response to a visit by Russia's

Larijani in Moscow urges expansion of trade ties with Asia
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who was in Moscow to attend a summit of Eurasian parliament members held talks with counterparts of other Asian countries on ways to

First TAP pipes arrive in Albania
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline.
The occasion was marked by a ceremony in

Karabakh conflict discussed in Tokyo
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further developments of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan was high on the agenda of the annual meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Friendship League.
Addressing the event, Gursel Ismayilzade, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador

Why Iran is building up its defenses
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday.
Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

President Aliyev presents ‘Dostluq’ Order to Iranian minister Vaezi
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Minister of Information and Communications Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission

Turkmenistan to host int’l gas congress in May
The seventh International Gas Congress of Turkmenistan is planned to be held May 19-20, 2016 at 'Avaza' national tourist zone, the event organizer Turkmengaz state concern announced.
The forum will bring together around

Iran-Azerbaijan trade turnover up by 53%
Trade turnover between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased by 53 percent in the first three months of the current year, said Iran's ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi speaking to reporters in Baku April 21.
Vaezi, who

Iran is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan to develop fields in the Caspian Sea, said Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.
He made the remarks during the meeting of the Azerbaijani and Iranian delegations in Baku.
The minister

Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed
In mid-April an American destroyer in the Baltic was subjected to more than 30 acts of harassment by Russian Su-24 bombers. The Russian aircraft flew very low (less than a hundred meters)

Uzbekistan Airways to launch regular cargo flights to Tehran
Uzbekistan Airways will launch regular cargo flights to Iran's capital Tehran from Apr.29, said the website of Uzbek air carrier.
The cargo flights from Uzbekistan's Navoi airport will be operated in cooperation

Iran, Russia to expand ties, cooperation in agro-food industries
Activists in Iranian and Russian food and agricultural industries in Astrakhan have discussed ways of strengthening relations and cooperation in dairy, sweets and chocolate industries.
The Iranian and Russian

First Islamic Organisation for Food Security Summit Depend on Iran railway corridor
In many ways, the fight against global hunger has been one of the great successes of recent decades. According to the UN’s latest Food Insecurity report, the number

Building wind farm in Caspian Sea becomes cheaper
The issue about financing the project on the construction of a wind power station on the islands on Pirallahi and Chilov in the Caspian Sea can be resolved in the next month,

Singapore to assist Baku in introducing new technologies in Free Trade Zone
Baku International Sea Trade Port and Singapore’s SMRT International and Ectivise Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation on April 25.
The document, which was inked by

Iran ready to be bridge between South Africa,Europe
Iran has expressed its readiness to be a bridge between South Africa and the countries in Central Asia, Caucasus and Russia, as well as Eastern Europe.
President of the Islamic Republic Hassan Rouhani

Iran, Azerbaijan to step up ICT coop
In a meeting between Iran's ICT minister and Azeri counterpart in Baku, the two sides stressed cooperation in the fields of communication, satellites, post and post bank.
Mahmoud Vaezi, who is

Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise to other states as major players in the arena. Given the increased need for energy among

“Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in Singapore with SMRT International Pte Ltd and Ectivise Solutions Pte Ltd to enhance the operational effectiveness of the new Port of Baku in Azerbaijan.

Dubai: When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin`s decision

Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan who is visiting Moscow met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of Moscow International Conference on Security to discuss latest developments in the region as well as bilateral matters of interest.
Both defense ministers

Central Asia reviving old cooperation schemes with Iran
LONDON (TCA) — With the recent removal of the sanctions on Iran, Europe and the former Soviet republics have jumped on the platform to announce “breakthrough” deals on the occasion. Today

110 foreign companies to participate in Iran rail transportation expo
Head of Iranian Rail Industry Association Mohammad Hossein Qanbari announced that 110 foreign companies will attend the upcoming International Exhibition on Rail Transportation to be held in mid-May.

NDFI, KEXIM ink MoU
National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) and the Export–Import Bank of Korea, also commonly known as the Korea Eximbank (KEXIM) have signed a memorandum of cooperation.
During the visit of South Korean president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Turkmenistan need to strengthen cooperation in a bid to help establish regional peace and stability and fight terrorism, extremism and drugs trafficking.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran always stands by Turkmenistan’s nation and government

Iran launches talks with 4 states over oil swap
Deputy oil minister has reported on negotiations with Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia on oil swap resumption.
Speaking at the conference on development of Iran-China economic trade cooperation

Gazprom executives to visit Tehran
A 30-strong delegation of Russia’s Gazprom Company, the world’s largest gas exporter, will soon travel to Tehran to launch fresh round of talks with Iran.
Headed by Deputy Chairman of Gazprom's Board

Moscow to host Confab on Iran-Russia Economic Opportunities
Conference on Iran-Russia Economic Opportunities will be held in Moscow as part of programs to promote cooperation between the two countries' private sectors and raise economic exchanges from the current

Turkmenistan looking to Belarus as a transit partner
Turkmenistan views Belarus as a promising partner in a large-scale transit project, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov told reporters after his talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on May 11, BelTA

Moscow eyes more economic ties with Tehran
Iranian and Russian officials discussed the ways to develop bilateral economic ties in a meeting on the sideline of Iran’s industry exhibition in Moscow.
“It is the best time

EU eyes Turkmenistan as potential gas supplier
European countries view hydrocarbon-rich Turkmenistan as one of the main suppliers of natural gas.
The remark was made by Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Ivo Petrov during the meeting with Turkmen President

Iran to up internet speed to 20Mbps for each user
Deputy ICT minister said the ministry is currently working on a broadband development plan to increase the average internet speed for each user up to 20Mbps in a

Iran, Russia's cultural ties go much deeper than you think
With the 29th Tehran Intl. Book Fair just wrapped up, Mehr News conducted an interview with Sergey Kaykin, head of Russia's International Book Exhibitions and Fairs, who represented Russia stand

Russia, Iran to attract extra cargos for North-South corridor
JSC Russian Railways and Iran have agreed on attraction of railway cargos' additional volume within the North-South transportation corridor project, said the message of Russian Railways.
The meetings of the President of

Intl. rail expo, conference kick off
The 4th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation, Related Industries and Equipment of Iran, dubbed RAILEXPO 2016, and the first international conference titled “Rail-Ports and Rail-Oil” opened in Tehran on Sunday.
Representatives

20th anniversary of East-West energy corridor marked in Tbilisi
Georgia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Baku-Supsa project with Azerbaijan – the "project of the century” that transfers oil from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey and on to

Two Ends of Southern Gas Corridor Work Way towards Centre
Work has been done now at either end of the Southern Gas Corridor, bringing nearer a new source of gas for the European Union. While the subsea construction vessel (SCV) Khankendi

Turkmenistan presents huge sea projects at IMO meeting
Turkmenistan publicized its plans on creating international transit transport corridors within the framework of the 96th meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee,

Russia and Iran cooperate on rail infrastructure development in Caspian Sea region
JSC Russian Railways and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways have met to discuss future cooperation on rail infrastructure development in the Caspian Sea region.
Oleg Belozerov, President of JSC

Socar and Uzbekneftegaz join forces in Uzbekistan
Socar and Uzbekneftegaz join forces in Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan state-run energy company Socar has signed a memorandum for cooperation and joint activity with its Uzbek counterpart Uzbekneftegaz, the national holding company. The two entities have agreed to

Iran, Russia agree to form trade arbitration, advisory center
Iran and Russia agreed on forming arbitration and advisory center in trade affairs based on which both countries would be able to expand cooperation in post-JCPOA era.

29th TIBF: ‘Stop Stalling, Start Reading!’
The 29th edition of Tehran International Book Fair with the slogan “Tomorrow Is Too Late to Read” ran from May 4 to 14, 2016 at the Shahr-e Aftab International Exhibition Complex.

Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide
Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I
By Asya Darbinyan
Introduction
The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

Russia is building network of ties with disgruntled US allies in Asia
Imperceptibly though, Russia is certainly on course to building a chain of positive relations, if not strategic alliances, in the region surrounding it.
While the West and its strong

Caspian states to gather in Astana for sea status
Caspian states will come together once again to discuss the legal status of the sea next summer in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.
Special Representative of the President of Russia on the delimitation and

Russia Builds 'Strategic Alliances' With US Partners in Asia
Russia is steadily building positive ties, if not to say strategic alliances, with its Asian neighbors which are discontent with Washington’s policy, an article in Asia Times read.
"While the West and its

Azerbaijan and China: Greater integration
Rapidly expanding trade and nascent investment promise stronger links between China, the world’s second largest economy, and Azerbaijan, an energy rich country on the Caspian basin.
Economic ties between Azerbaijan and China play a large role

Kazakh Delegation Attends Dialogue in Brussels, Connectivity Conference in Berlin
The Kazakh delegation took an active part in the recent events convened in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany, where it promoted better dialogue with the European Union and connectivity projects on

Iran bridge role for india and russia relation
Iran’s President Rouhani and the Indian PM Modi have emphasized on boosting ties between the two countries.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra

BP, SOCAR strike deal to explore block in Caspian Sea
BP and Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore potential prospects in the block D230 in the North Absheron Basin in the Azerbaijan

Russian oil exports to China hit record high in April
Beijing has ramped up imports of Russian oil by 52.4 percent last month compared to a year earlier. China's General Administration of Customs calculated a record 4.81

Moscow urges boosting academic ties with Tehran
Iranian and Russian academic teams can help each other in further development of technology and research studies through joint undertakings, deputy head of Russian Department for Science and Technology Park Nikolai Grachev said

Ambassador: Iran, Russian presidents support enhanced relations
Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei said on Tuesday that presidents of Iran and Russia are determined to broaden all-out relations and cooperation between the two countries.
He made the remarks

IRGC Firm Says Ready to Carry Out Caspian Water Transfer Project
Khatam al-Anbia Construction Base, a conglomerate belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), expressed readiness to embark on a project on channeling water from the Caspian Sea

President Aliyev: Azerbaijan on verge of realizing energy project of global importance
Energy-rich Azerbaijan and its core partner in major energy projects British BP are eager to continue this successful cooperation for many more decades in a move that will

Ashgabat believes Turkmen gas supplies will reach Europe
Turkmenistan has great potential for the partnership with the European Union regarding its gas supplies to Europe, said Myratgeldi Meredov, Turkmen Minister of Oil and Gas during the International Gas Congress held

Russia and NATO: The return of the Cold War model of confrontation
RD Interview: Russia’s Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, explains why we should expect a worsening trend in Russia-NATO relations as long as European security is viewed in Cold

Turkmenistan, Malaysia mull prospects for co-op
The prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and Malaysia were discussed during a meeting between Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Malaysian ambassador Norman bin Muhammad, read a message from Turkmenistan's government May 25.
During the meeting,

Iran-Azeri ministers hope for completion of 'friendship railway'
Minister of Communications and Information Technology said on Thursday that construction of the railway linking Iran and Azerbaijan gain momentum and soon become operational.
Mahmoud Vaezi, made the remarks

Turkmenistan concerned over Caspian Sea ecological state
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, during his visit to Avaza tourist zone located in the east side of the Caspian Sea, mentioned that the environmental conditions of the Caspian Sea and protection of its

Iran to attend high commission on tech. coop. with Russia
Sattari, Iran’s VP for science and technology, heading a delegation will visit Moscow Mon. to attend the third meeting of Iran-Russia high commission on technological cooperation.
The commission

Iran, UNEP sign joint action plan for regional cooperation
Iran and the United Nations Environment Program on Friday signed a joint action plan to thwart degradation of environment and disposal of chemical wastes.
The document was signed by

Science VP in Moscow to discuss 40 joint projects
Iran's VP for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari is visiting Moscow to attend the third meeting of the High Commission of Technologic Cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Rouhani felicitates Azerbaijan Republic National Day
President Hassan Rouhani in a message felicitated Azerbaijan Republic National Day to President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday.
'I sincerely felicitate your excellency, government, the brotherly and friendly nation of

President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

ARETI shows interest in further cooperation with Turkmenistan
ARETI International Group of companies is interested in joining projects implemented in different spheres of Turkmenistan’s economy.
During his meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the ARETI International Group of Companies Igor

Science VP Sattari meets Russian Deputy PM Rogozin in Moscow
Iran's VP for Science and Technology, Sattari, and Russian Deputy PM in Charge of Defense and Space Industry, Rogozin, co-chaired the third meeting of the High Commission of

Number of Iranian students to increase at NUST MISIS
NUST MISIS has hosted for first time a meeting with a delegation from the Iranian leading university, K. N. Toosi University of Technology.
The parties gathered earlier this

Croatian shipbuilder to build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in Caspian Sea
The Croatian shipbuilding company will build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in the Caspian Sea, according to Kazakh TV, Azertac

Turkmenistan seeks to expand export area of its energy resources
Export of energy resources to European countries is among the issues of top priority for the Turkmen state. The country continuously studies the opportunities for entering the European market.
Talking to

Iran, Italy hold talks to send Mesbah satellite into orbit
Head of Iran's Space Agency Mohsen Bahrami announced that efforts are underway to take back Mesbah satellite seized by Italy.
Iran is in the process of reclaiming

Russia to provide Iran with €2.5 billion infrastructure loan
According to the minister, the allocation of the funds depends on contracts between Russian and Iranian companies. “Not all the risk can be calculated at the development stage. Building railways is

Caspian Overview: China Eyes Growth in Azerbaijan
China has held negotiations with Azerbaijan’s state oil company (Socar) over a $17bn downstream project twice in the last two months, this time leading to a memorandum of understanding.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has

Diplomat: Multiculturalism - reflection of mood of Azerbaijani society
Throughout its history, Azerbaijan has played an important role in bridging East and West through connecting Central Asia with Anatolia, the Black Sea and beyond. Situated on the west coast of

SAES and Kazakhstani GIDROPRIBOR Signs MoU for Underwater Systems for Kazakh Armed Forces
SAES and the Kazakhstani GIDROPRIBOR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply underwater systems to the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan.
The agreement includes installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance

Germany offers electronic control system for Turkmenbashi sea port
Germany's SAP SE corporation has put forward concrete proposals on providing Turkmenistan's Turkmenbashi sea port with the latest electronic systems, read a message from Turkmenistan's government June 6.
The presentation was held

Terrorism aims to safeguard Zionists
SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani said terrorism is being advocated to destabilize the regions in order to enhance security of the Zionist regime.
Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian met and talked

Iran, Russia planning to set joint bureau on scientific cooperation
Chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi announced planning to set up a joint bureau for scientific and technology cooperation between Iran and Russia.
He

Iran ready to launch Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor through Armenia
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran's readiness to implement a project to link the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea through Armenia.
He made the remarks during a meeting with Armenia's

How China’s Silk Road Will Transform Eurasian Infrastructure
The scope of investments and further possibilities within the Chinese imitative of the New Silk Road is considered the largest in Eurasia.
The project is more than just a group of new transportation corridors

Russian and Turkmen military to jointly protect Caspian region
The defense ministers of Russia and Turkmenistan, Sergey Shoigu and Yaylym Berdiev, have established promising areas of bilateral cooperation in the military sphere and coordinated concrete steps to strengthen Turkmenistan’s

Iran at the Crossroads of The Eurasian Land-Bridge
May 27—With the recent historic visit to Tehran of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, for the first time in nearly 40 years, Iran has the opportunity to resume

Tehran, Baku discuss completion of north-south transport corridor
Managing Director at Iran's Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company Ali Noorzad and Head of Azerbaijan Railway Company Javid Qorbanov reviewed the operations for completing the transportation corridor of north-south.

Iran, Russia, Syria to activate political capacity for ending bloodshed
Iran’s SNSC Secretary said with further military cooperation between Iran, Russia and Syria against terrorism, the three countries can also activate their political capacities to achieve a comprehensive

Turkmenistan to host 3rd Iran-Project expo
Turkmenistan is to host the 3rd edition of Iran's exclusive exhibition of oil, gas and petrochemicals, water and electricity, construction industry as well as engineering and technical services, known as “Iran Project-2016”,

Iran, Russia to ramp up nano cooperation
INIC head Saeid Sarkar said Sun. Iran and Russia reached agreement on 16 cases for nano cooperation in the 3rd Iran-Russia High Commission on Nanotechnology Cooperation held in Moscow earlier this

Shifting Conflict and Security Dynamics in the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers
By Neil J Melvin, Ekaterina Klimenko for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

Russian-Iranian alliance in Syria at crossroads
The meeting of the defense ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria at Tehran last Thursday raises more questions than answers. Why did Iran think it necessary to take such an initiative at

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Gasanov the issues of international security, including in Transcaucasia and on the Caspian Sea.
"Our military cooperation is of strategic nature, just like all other spheres of cooperation between

Five states appeal for SCO membership
The Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Rashid Alimov, announced today that another five States of Euro-Asian region requested to enter as full members of the bilateral dialogue.
Without

Turkmen geologists to focus on oil fields search
The search for oil fields is currently one of the priority directions of geological exploration work of "Turkmengeology" - the government's organization in the field of geological exploration, said the message of

Iran, Russia in talks over electricity exchange
A new report says Iran and Russia are in final talks over electricity exchange during high seasons.
Payam Baqeri, head of Export Committee of the Iranian Power Industry Union, has told the Azerbaijan

Caspian Overview: Azerbaijan Talks with Gazprom
Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

‘Iran next to join emerging power SCO’
Iran is next to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which will officially have India and Pakistan on its roster next week, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.
Leaders of the regional security group,

Azerbaijan, Korea to cooperate on infrastructure, energy
Azerbaijan and Korea on June 14 held the first round of a joint commission on economic cooperation aimed at bolstering partnerships in infrastructure, industrial plants and trade and investment.
The meeting

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss cultural ties
The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov met Iran’s Minister of Culture Ali Jannati to discuss bilateral issues of concern.
There are several cultural points that the two countries share, such as the poems

Indian journalist: Iran’s membership in SCO will enhance regional security
A senior Indian journalist believes that Iran’s full flagged membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will enhance the security and stability in the region.
In an exclusive

Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization inclusion to bolster strategic ties: Russian professor
Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to make more strategic, ties between Tehran and Moscow, says an associate member of the Russian Academy of

DP World considers further Kazakhstan investment in Silk Road push
DP World continued its search for investment opportunities along the China-Europe Silk Road with a meeting between the company’s chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and President of

India and SCO
India Has More Hoops to Jump for SCO Membership
“I convey our deep sense of gratitude to the members of the SCO for accepting India as a full member,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of the Shanghai

Turkmenistan OKs double taxation avoidance agreement with Czech Republic
Turkmen parliament has ratified the convention on double taxation avoidance and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to income taxes and capital signed with the Czech Republic, the Turkmen government reported.
Trade,

Zolfaqari: Security cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan is at high level
"There is no problem along Iranian-Azerbaijani border, the security cooperation between the two countries is at the high level."
The due statement came from Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security

Azerbaijan and Iran agree on further transport cooperation
Chairman of CJSC Azerbaijani Railways (ADY) Javid Gurbanov has received Ali Nurzad, Deputy Minister of Roads & Urban Development of Iran.
ADY reports that in the course of the meeting the parties covered

Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan search way out of Karabakh conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin, participated on Monday in a meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in an effort to find political solutions to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia supports Iran’s SCO membership
Russian officials have reiterated support for Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and have emphasized that the process for Iran’s membership in the Organization need to be expedited.
Bakhtiyer Khakimov, Russia’s presidential

Turkmenistan, China eye further co-op
Turkmenistan and China have confirmed their readiness to further enhance economic partnership in view of its enormous potential, national interests and a common vision for the future of the Asian region, the Turkmen government reported

MOL wins right to explore for hydrocarbons in Azerbaijan sector of Caspian Sea
Hungary’s largest oil & gas company MOL will conduct exploration works in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
Within his current Baku visit Minister of Foreign

Iran, Russia security officials discuss Syria, bilateral ties
A senior Iranian security official has met with high-ranking Russian authorities in Moscow, discussing developments in Syria and the Middle East as well as bilateral cooperation.
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme

Russia to Sign 4-Year Service Contract for Iran's Bushehr NPP This Year
Russia’s Rusatom Service expects to sign Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant four-year contract by the end of 2016.
Russia’s Rusatom Service, a subsidiary of the Rosatom atomic energy

Iran Sends Commercial Attaché to Russia to Promote Bilateral Trade
Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Valiollah Afkhami Rad said the country’s commercial attaché has been stationed in the Russian capital to help boost economic relations

An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan have envisioned a $30bn barter deal in their economic exchange.
The deal allows for Iranian goods and services to be bartered for Turkmenistan’s natural gas, the official IRNA news agency quoted

By Fatma Babayeva
As Turkey’s relations with its biggest gas supplier – Russia worsened, many thought that the country needs to reduce dependence on Russia and diversify away from Russian gas.
“It is the right time for Turkey to diversify gas import

By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Turkey now has an appropriate moment to diversify its gas sources, senior fellow in Energy Policy at the Center for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Agata Loskot-Strachota believes.
“Currently it is quite a good moment to look for

The Kremlin has successfully made itself the most powerful party to this war. The best the White House can do now is to make them own it.
Earlier this month, 51 mid-level officers at the U.S. State Department wrote a

TEHRAN (TCA) — An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan are pursuing a $30 billion goods-for-energy barter deal to take place in the course of the next 10 years, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
The deal

Iran will import gas worth $30bn from Turkmenistan over the next ten years in exchange for engineering goods and services of the same value.
Oil ministry representative Mohammad Taqi Amanpour said June 27 that the two countries had finalized $2.5bn of

Russian president urges Iran’s greater cooperation with Eurasia
Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in the current month has called for Iran’s cooperation with the Eurasia economic union in a bid to reach a common and

Iran welcomes normalization of Turkey-Russia ties
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that the Islamic Republic welcomes the process of normalization of relations between Ankara and Moscow.
'The Islamic republic of Iran welcomes the will and recent

Indian expert: Iran can play important role in economic stabilization of Afghanistan, SCO states
A prominent Indian expert of Afghanistan and the Central Asian affairs believes that Iran can play an important role in the economic stabilization of not only

Ukraine has sent the draft agreement on establishment of the Baltic Sea-Black Sea-Caspian Sea international transport corridor to the Azerbaijani side.
Such was the statement of Hennadiy Zubko, Ukraine's Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Services he made at

“According to the plan of bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delegation led by the commander of 160th Brigade,

Russian media, economic delegation in Mazandaran
A Russian media and economic delegation, headed by the manager of the Center for Contemporary Iran Studies in Russia, Recep Safarov, arrived in this northern province on Sunday.
The

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Establishing direct banking relations between Tehran and Ashgabat is a priority for Iran in line with efforts to boost trade ties between the two countries, the Iranian commercial attaché to Turkmenistan said.
Ramatollah Khormali said launching

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – UNDP deputy representative in Tehran met with Iranian deputy labor minister calling for a new round of cooperation between the two sides.
The ex-Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in Iran Balasubramaniam Murali,

To mark the first anniversary of President Obama’s deal with Iran, the folks at the Foreign Policy Initiative have just published a comprehensive compilation of promises vs. results. It’s a devastating roundup.
FPI’s Tzvi Kahn notes what Obama, Secretary of State

Serbia is performing a delicate balancing act between its European aspirations, partnership with NATO and its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with Russia.
Belgrade is being wooed by the West which has sought to

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama.
“On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and through you the people of your

Pakistan, Azerbaijan call for resolution of Kashmir, Nagorno-Karabakh disputes
Ambassador-designate of Azerbaijan to Pakistan calls on SAPM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi in Islamabad.
The Ambassador-designate of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Ali Alizada called on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister

Azer Turk Bank OJSC, one of the top-performing local banks occupying leading positions for implementation of innovative technologies, has implemented yet another novelty in the banking sector of Azerbaijan. Thus, for the first time in the country the

ussia will send Iran another shipment of the S-300 air defense missile system as soon as Tehran is ready to pay, Russian media reported Monday.
"We delivered the first batch. … On our side, [the S-300 system parts] are, in fact,

European Parliament has ratified the EU-Azerbaijan framework agreement.
APA reports that the “Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, on

Iran's Hassan Rouhani has told India's Narendra Modi his country will remain committed to trilateral agreement on Chabahar, to which India is a party.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is prepared to promote its ties with India to a strategic level,"

Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss global conflicts, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine.
According to official White House and Kremlin websites, the presidents had a phone conversation on July 6, during which President Putin

While the Cold War-era Soviet Navy built a massive surface fleet to challenge the dominance of the U.S. Navy on the open ocean, that once mighty armada has all but disappeared. Much of the former Soviet Navy has been scrapped,

The participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Warsaw NATO Summit 2016 is significant success of Azerbaijan’s diplomacy and the president’s policy, Samad Seyidov, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE),

Iran to attend Caspian Sea littoral states meeting in Astana
Foreign ministers of five Caspian Sea littoral states including Iran will gather in the Kazakh capital for a two-day meeting on July 12-13 to discuss the legal

EBRD approves loan for Azerbaijan’s Caspian Marine Services
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a senior loan of up to $20.4 million to Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS), read a message posted on the EBRD website July

Moscow confirms meeting of Russian, Azerbaijani, Iranian leaders — FM
The Russian side confirms the plans to hold a meeting of the leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan in the short run, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at

MOL in cooperation with SOCAR ready to bring best experience of drilling operations
Hungary is confident in the prospects of cooperation between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Hungarian company MOL.
Hungarian ambassador to Azerbaijan Imre Laslotski has

Zarif says Caspian Sea legal regime must guarantee interests of littoral states
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Caspian Sea's legal regime should guarantee that the interests of the littoral states are met in view of

Turki's participation at MKO gathering ‘impolitic’
Iran’s FM Zarif said participation of Saudi former spy chief Turki al-Faisal at the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) gathering in Paris shows the incompetence of such people who tie their future to

NIOC, Zarubezhneft ink confidentiality agreement
NIOC and Russia’s JSC Zarubezhneft have signed an MoU as well as a confidentiality contract over expanding two of Iran’s joint oil fields with Iraq.
The deal was sealed with the Russian

Elena Dunayeva: "Azerbaijan is a link between Russia and Iran"
The meeting of presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will be held in the first decade of August. A senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Middle

President Aliyev: Relevant instructions given to revive Odessa-Brody project
Relevant instructions have been given to revive the Odessa-Brody project, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev while making a press statement jointly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Baku July 14.
President

Advisor to Leader hails capacities of Caspian Sea littoral states
Littoral states of the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus countries have good potential for cooperation, Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi, an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said on Wednesday.

Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region
The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

railroad from Russia to Iran
The ambitious North-South Transport Corridor can allow us easy access to a vast region, boosting trade and diplomacy
The commencement of operations on the International North-South Transport Corridor project — connecting Bandar Abbas

Russia approves granting loans to Bangladesh, Iran for construction of NPP, TPP
In mid-December 2015, Rosatom received a general contract for construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, which may be worth around $12.65 according to estimates of some western

Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of U.S.-Russia Cooperation
In Moscow on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia laid bunches of flowers in memory of the victims of the

Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water by area and the resources to be found around in and under the Caspian Sea have been disputed for millennia.
The issues

The beginning of a Russian-Iranian alliance
There are a number of economic and geopolitical reasons why Russia could be looking for a broader alliance with Iran, the most important of which is the desire to check U.S. influence in the

Azerbaijan, Romania to boost co-op in gas transportation
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and Romania’s state-owned company Transgaz agreed to step up cooperation in the natural gas transportation, SOCAR said in a message July 19.
The two sides signed a memorandum

What to Make of Erdogan's Proposal for a 'Turkish-Iranian-Russian Alliance'
In a telephone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his willingness to cooperate closely with Iran and Russia

Iran’s communication minister to visit Russia next week
Iran’s Minister of Communication and IT Mahmoud Vaezi will pay a visit to Russia next week, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said on Wednesday.
"An economic delegation led by Vaezi will visit Astrakhan and

Pres. Rouhani to attend Baku trilateral meeting in Azerbaijan
President Hassan Rouhani is due in Baku on Aug. 8 to attend a trilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts.
An Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting will be held

Russian army put on war footing in the South
Joint exercise on war footage has been started in the Southern military district. As the Russian Defence Ministry reported, it involves units located in the North Caucus and the Crimean federal districts,

Caspian Energy Grid (CEG) - a Plan B for the region
Since my mother is an Azeri, Azerbaijan is literally in my blood. In fact the Islamic Republic of Iran views the people of Azerbaijan as brothers rather

Syria welcomes statements on Russia-US agreement on counterterrorism
Syria welcomes statements issued following the recent US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Moscow in assertion of agreement between Moscow and Washington on counterterrorism, said Syrian Foreign Ministry

Yelena Dunayev: "Iran was closed, inaccessible and strange country for Russia"
Russia plans to complete the delivery of S-300 to Iran until the end of the year, the work under contract goes according to plan, the head of

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkish Leaders to Meet for Gas Talks
A high-level meeting reportedly set to take place later this year in Turkmenistan could put talk of building a natural gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea back on the agenda.
The

Iran, Russia to Continue Backing Syria: Iranian Official
The newly-appointed director general of international affairs at the Iranian Parliament highlighted the principled policy of Iran and Russia to continue supporting Syria and keep up cooperation in the fight against

Kerry Meets Russia's Lavrov on Syria Cooperation Plan
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, met Tuesday to discuss a US proposal for closer military cooperation on Syria.
They met on the sidelines of a meeting of

Russian diplomacy aims to accelerate Syrian endgame
The failed coup in Turkey has come as a god-sent opportunity for Russia to connect the dots. Russian diplomacy will be in top gear in Laos on Monday when Minister of Foreign Affairs

Turkmenistan intends to host trilateral summit on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project
Turkmenistan plans to hold a summit of heads of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey by late 2016, where the prospects of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction, in particular, will be

Europe works on Turkmen gas import
The European Commission is following and implementing the Ashgabat declaration from 2015 on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend.
Within the implementation of this declaration the

Georgia and Turkey look to build HPP on river Mtkvari
Georgia and Turkey are jointly looking at ways to deepen energy cooperation and build a hydroelectric power plant on the river Mtkvari, which originates in Turkey then runs eastward

Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?
On July 13, in the capital city of Astana, Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian littoral states. The officials gathered to discuss a draft convention on

Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian presidents’ meeting to be platform for energy cooperation development
A meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, to be held in Baku on August 8, will be a good

Malaysia’s Petronas company names new head in Azerbaijan
Hanafi Talib has been appointed the new head of Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said July 27 that Hanafi Talib was presented to Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig

Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges
China and Iran are set to expand their relations into areas that were previously blocked due to Western sanctions.
While Iran is wooing China into buying its oil and gas, China sees

China to invest 3bn dollar in Iran’s fish farming
More signs have appeared to show that East Asian countries are interested in Iran’s fish farming business. China has joined South Korea to announce that it is planning to invest $3

Iran self-sufficient in wheat for 2nd year
Iran expects its state-sponsored purchases of wheat from domestic farmers to surpass 10 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says.
Harvests in the 2016/2017 crop season are on track to make

Iran, Russia want broader ICT cooperation
Iran and Russia have called for stronger measures to promote cooperation in the area of telecommunications and cyberspace.
This was expressed in a meeting between Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud

Iran, Russia resolved to up ties in post-JCPOA era: Minister
Iran and Russia are resolute in improving bilateral relations following the implementation of last July’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries, Iranian Minister of Communications and

Iran, Russia discuss creation of satellite, free trade zone
Russian companies are interested in the Iranian market, said Russia’s Energy Minister and Co-chair of the Russia-Iran Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Alexander Novak.
Novak made the remarks during the

Iran, Russia Plan to Ink 70-Project Cooperation Deal
Iran and Russia are to sign a cooperation deal on more than 70 industrial projects, Russian media reports said on Saturday.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the plans were decided

Envoy Highlights Iran-Azerbaijan’s Growing Cooperation in Road, Rail Transport
Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan hailed the two countries’ close cooperation in the area of road and rail transport, saying that the Azeri government plans to exempt Iranian trucks from paying

Russian industrial giant seals deal with Iran
Russia’s Technopromexport has become the country’s first enterprise to win a major industrial deal from Iran after the removal of the sanctions against the country.
Technopromexport, part of Russia's

Russia lands first major deal with Iran post sanctions - report
Russian state company Rostec has reached a €1 billion deal with Iran to build a 1.4 gigawatt power station, Kommersant daily reports. Rostec is the first

Russia's MiG-35 Fulcrum-F: Ready for Battle against America's F-22 or F-35?
The Mikoyan MiG-35 Fulcrum-F is set to enter testing in 2017 with deliveries to the Russian Aerospace Forces starting in 2018. Flight tests for the new advanced

West playing with fire by curbing Aleppo liberation
While Syrian Army siege over Aleppo is completed and the biggest city of country is expected to be liberated in near future, West and some Arab states try to hinder

Russian ambassador: Iran’s missile tests did not violate UN resolution
The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has rejected the claim that Iran’s missile tests were not consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
In an

Leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan to discuss North-South transport project on August 8
The project will be a great contribution to developing inter-regional cooperation, says the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran - Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliev

Iran, Azerbaijan Call for Broadening of Ties
Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in a meeting in Baku underlined the need for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between the two

From Caspian Sea to Central Asia: Russia, Iran Mull Joint War Games
Russia and Iran have agreed to hold joint military exercises, the newspaper Izvestia wrote, citing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu who had earlier met with General Vali Madani,

Iran-Russia Intergovernmental Commission to Convene before 2016: Official
A meeting of the Iranian-Russian intergovernmental commission on scientific and technical cooperation will be held before the end of 2016, a senior Russian official said.
"It is planned to organize a

Russian-Iranian cooperation in the pharmaceuticals sector is on the upswing. Recently, Petrovax Pharm, a leading Russian pharmaceuticals innovator, signed a deal with Iranian counterpart Arvin Biopharma LTD on the production of its influenza vaccine inside Iran. The Iranian

Presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia to Discuss North-South Project in Baku
Azeri, Iranian and Russian leaders will meet in Baku on August 8 to discuss the International North–South Transport Corridor, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The presidents

Putin: Russian-Iranian co-op has already become strategic
Establishing a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran can give a strong impetus to expanding bilateral trade and investment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an

Terrorists cannot be divided into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ones: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned politicians against exploiting terrorist and radical extremist groups out of political interests.
"And, of course, it is unacceptable and extremely

Putin praises prospects of Russia-Azerbaijan transit traffic capacities
The Russian leader welcomes consolidation of Iran's and Azerbaijan's railway infrastructure under the International North-South Transport Corridor.
The integration of Iranian and Azerbaijani railroads within the north-south transport corridor opens up new

Moscow more than willing to extend nuclear partnership with Iran
Moscow intends to continue to help Tehran in the implementation of Iran nuclear deal, as parties agreed on plans for construction of 8 nuclear power plants in Iran,

Putin sees great potential in cooperation with Azerbaijan, Iran
The development of trilateral partnership of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran has a major potential, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Azertac news agency.
"We see great potential in

Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has told a press conference in Baku Iran has welcomed intermediation in Nagorno-Karabagh to help Republic of Azerbaijan solve the conflict with Armenia.
President Rouhani is

Iran, Azerbaijan agree visa-free travel for citizens
Ilham Aliyev has said Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran will extend north-south corridor railroad in the trilateral meeting in Baku.
President Ilham Aliyev and President Hassan Rouhani sat in a

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan presidents to attend summit in Baku
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to take part in a summit with his Russian and Azeri counterparts in Baku, Azerbaijan, says Rouhani's deputy chief of staff for communications and information.
Heading a high-ranking delegation, Rouhani

Iran, Russia map out rival to Suez Canal
The International North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC), a multi-model route to link India and the Middle East to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe, is being nurtured for significantly reducing costs and travel time

SOCAR Interested in Cooperation With Iran, Russia in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan's SOCAR energy company seeks cooperation with Russia and Iran, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said.
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is interested in cooperation

Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan recognize importance of convention on status of Caspian Sea
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan recognize the importance of the early adoption of convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, according to a draft declaration

Envoy: Turkey Eyes Working with Iran, Russia for Regional Security
Turkish ambassador to Iran Reza Hakan Tekin highlighted the necessity for his country’s cooperation with Iran and Russia to ensure security in the region.
Turkey believes that cooperation with

Cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran 'Would Help to Resolve Syrian Crisis'
At the meeting on August 9 in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss ways to resolve the ongoing

Baku meeting to kick-start Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral ties
President Rouhani said the Monday meeting in Baku aimed at promoting Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan relations will meet the interests of the three countries as well as the whole region.
President Rouhani

Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan Plan to Boost Trade Via Major Transport Project
The International North–South Transport Corridor (NSTC) is expected to become the key topic on the agenda of a summit involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, his

Iran, Azerbaijan ink 6 MoUs in Baku
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed six memoranda of understanding in Baku on Sun. to further deepen ties between the two countries.
In the ceremony

Putin indicates Russia wants Iran in EEU
Russia says it wants Iran to join a regional economic alliance of Eurasian countries in which it is a leader – a move that could bring the two countries closer in their

Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources
Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

Oil and Gas Drilling Threatens Little-Known but Unique Seal
The 20th century was not kind to the Caspian seal.
About 100 years ago, an estimated 1 million of these four-foot-long marine mammals swam the waters of the Caspian Sea, the world’s

Moscow and Ankara reach consensus on normalizing their relations
Erdogan and Putin meet in St. Petersburg to mend relations between the two countries
On August 9, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Russia's city St. Petersburg to meet his counterpart -

Agreements reached by Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian leaders to strengthen stability in region - Zarif
The agreements reached during the summit of Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian leaders will strengthen the stability in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

Russian shipyard to cooperate with Azerbaijan
Russian shipyard Red Sormovo, which is a member of a group of companies "Sea and oil & gas projects" (MNP group), intends to expand partnership with Azerbaijan.
Representatives of the MNP group management took part in

Azerbaijan, Iran increased electricity swap
Azerbaijan and Iran have increased the swap of electricity by 2.5 times, Hamid Chitchian, Iran’s Energy Minister told Trend. He said that a new ETL (electrical transmission line) with the capacity of 330 kilowatt and

Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus.
Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

Trade between Russia & Iran surges 71 percent
With the lifting of sanctions, trade turnover between Moscow and Tehran has grown 70.9 percent in year-on-year terms, according to Russia's ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan.
Since international sanctions against Iran

Major rise seen in Russia’s trade with Iran
Russia says its trade with Iran has increased by 70.9 percent after the sanctions against the Islamic Republic were removed earlier this year.
Russia’s Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan was quoted

Zarif: Iran, Russia, Turkey should dialogue on regional challenges
As the Syrian army is tightening the noose around militants in the northern province of Aleppo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that Iran, Russia, and

Iran sees good co-op opportunities with Russia's Lukoil: minister
Tehran sees the possibility of signing a cooperation agreement with Lukoil, according to Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi.
"Oil and gas cooperation with various companies is progressing. After the lifting of sanctions [against Iran], there are good possibilities for Lukoil and

Mastercards now available in Iran
Iran’s ICT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has announced that MasterCard’s international credit cards are now available inside the country.
Speaking during a ceremony to inaugurate infrastructure projects of Iran Post, Iranian Minister of

CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization.
Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

Russia uses Iranian airbase to launch airstrikes on Daesh in Syria
As the U.S. military uses Incirlik air base in Turkey to pound militants in Iraq and Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry also announced on Tuesday that it

Moscow, Baku ties based on “strong friendship”
Baku and Moscow considered topical issues of bilateral military and technical cooperation between the two, as well as problems of regional and international security.
The talks were held during the two-day visit of Russian Defense

Kazak president to visit Baku
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Azerbaijan, Serbia, Armenia and a number of other countries in 2016.
Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov announced about this at a briefing on August 17, RIA Novosti reported.
In June, Idrissov

Iran, Russia in strategic coop. in anti-terror fight
Secretary of SNSC said Iran and Russia’s cooperation in combating terrorism in Syria is strategic and the two sides share facilities in the anti-terror fight.
Ali Shamkhani made the

Russian deputy FM: Russia, Iran, Turkey key to Syrian resolution
Now that Turkey has warmed relations with Russia and Iran with President Erdoğan meeting Russian President Putin and Iranian FM Zarif, the Russian deputy foreign minister said that the

Iran and Russia: The emergence of a new connectivity alliance
Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan’s trilateral summit to further strengthen cooperation in economy, energy and transport fields will be a step in the right direction to enhance connectivity,

Russian fighters fueling in Nojeh SNCS-approved
Head of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said Russian fighter jets fueling is in line with Iran’s anti-terrorism grand policy.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters on Wednesday that no

Iranian-Russian defense coop. ‘not unexpected’
Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said Russian and Iranian military cooperation which is defensive should not provoke shock and awe in the international community as an unexpected development.

‘No Iranian military base given to any country’
Iran’s Parliament Speaker on Wed. dismissed any claims that an Iranian military base has ever been given to Russia or any other country.
Ali Larijani made the remark in

The Latest: Russia fires cruise missiles into Syria from sea
The Russian military says two of its ships have launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria from the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says the Serpukhov and the Zeleny Dol corvettes

Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran: New format for long-term partnership
On August 8, 2016 a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran took place in Baku.
A joint declaration was adopted to underline and affirm intent

Syria: China and Iran Join Russia in Larger Role
Several developments this week mark an increase of activity from Syria’s allies, Russia, Iran and now China.
These include a Russian-Iranian agreement to use Iranian territory to position Russian Tupolev

Washington's Conundrum in Syria: Russia, Iran and China Team Up
hina’s recent announcement of an increase of its humanitarian support for the Syrian people and that it would provide additional training to the Syrian forces comes as a

Analysts: Strategic triangle of Russia-Iran-Turkey hardly on agenda
On the one hand, Russia is settling relations with Turkey and on the other, it expands relations with Iran
The current trend towards Russia’s cooperation with Iran, on the one hand, and the

Iran, Armenia to boost electricity exchange
An official has announced that Iran-Armenia electricity exchange volume will become trebled upon completion of the third transmission line.
Vice President of Iran Power & Water Industries Equipment & Services Export

Russian jets 'left Hamedan airbase Thu.'
Secretary of SNSC said Russian fighter jets left Nojeh airbase in Hamedan on Thu. as planned, although the coalition between Iran, Syria and Russia in combating terrorism is still strongly in place.

Iran-Russia close coop. thwarted US equations in Syria
Secretary of SNSC said Iran-Russia-Syria’s close cooperation in recent operations against Takfiri terrorists in Syria has thwarted America’s ‘time-buying’ strategy on imposing its own will on Syrian security equations.

Russia used Iranian airfield for Syrian operation at Tehran’s invitation – official
The initiative for Russian planes to use Iran’s Hamadan Airbase in their strikes against terrorists in the Syrian city of Aleppo came from Tehran, a

Russian NPP Designer to Continue Consultancy on Bushehr-1 NPP in Iran
Russian Atomenergoproekt, part of the Rosatom state atomic energy corporation, will provide consultancy on maintenance of the Russian-built Bushehr-1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran, according to

Russian jet fighters still flying from Iran
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament has emphasized that flights of Russian fighter aircraft are still being performed from Nojeh airbase in Hamedan.
Ali Lasrijani made the remarks dring the Parliament

Lawmaker Confirms Iran Received S-300 Air Defense Systems From Russia
The chairman of the Iranian parliamentary committee on foreign policy and national security confirmed Wednesday that Iran had received S-300 air defense systems from Russia. On Saturday, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein